A Library Database Defined in Brief; Online library databases provide people with a well-sourced, efficient and exhaustive well of information that can be used for research, curiosity or just for reading pleasure. Such online library databases are highly organized and classified into different database types in order to streamline search efforts.

View all The Free Library of Philadelphia's subscription databases to perform research, find citations and full text articles. The Free Library of Philadelphia is one of the largest public library systems in the world, FLP has established its Internet presence to enhance and extend its services to the citizens of Philadelphia, the Delaware Valley, and beyond.

This list includes databases, collections and search tools, selected by Smithsonian Libraries staff, that are freely available via the Internet. Smithsonian staff and other affiliated persons can access the Libraries' subscription databases, e-books, and e-journals via our E-journals, E-books, and Databases (from the SI computer network or remote ...